July 10, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

School District Prevails Against Retirees

The Garden City School District has prevailed in its lawsuit against 34 retirees who chose not to repay the district after it was revealed an error had been made in calculating the cost of their health insurance, announced Superintendent Dr. More...

Community

GCPD Offers Burglary Prevention Tips

The Nassau County Police Department reports that a particular group of organized transient criminals commonly known as "Gypsies" are perpetrating a series of burglaries and scams throughout Nassau County. More...

GC Kiwanis Foundation Sponsors Troop 56 Mission Trip

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to enhancing a community by providing opportunities to its youth. Kiwanis has a long tradition of encouraging community service activities and leadership programs. More...

Award To Village Pediatrics

Village Pediatrics' office was awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the Nassau County Department of Health and a Certificate of Excellence from Richard F. Daines, M.D. More...

Letters

A Word From The Publisher

Last week the Garden City News' publishers took a cruise vacation to southeast Alaska, starting in Anchorage and traveling south to Vancouver, British Columbia. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Thanks To Volunteers To the Editor: On Friday, July 3, at 5pm, an unlicensed 16 year-old driver, with a 3 year-old in her car, drove an SUV across my lawn and into the side of my house. More...

View From Here

The View From Here . . .

It is obviously a long, long way until 2012, but the surprise announcement of the resignation of Sarah Palin as governor of Alaska has roiled the contest to be the Republican nominee against President Obama. More...

Superintendent Responds To Audit Report

Superintendent Dr. Robert Feirsen commented on a recently released audit report from the New York State Comptroller's Office at the July 7th meeting of the Garden City Board of Education. More...

School Board Holds Reorganization Meeting

The Garden City Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting on July 7th. More...

School

Response To The NYS Comptroller's Audit Report

Garden City Public Schools is grateful for the guidance and assistance provided by the Office of the State Comptroller and believes the recommendations in the Comptroller's Audit will help ensure that the District's operations reflect best p More...

Stewart School Gets Squeaky Clean

The Queens, NY based rock and roll band Squeaky Clean, performed a "kick off to summer" concert for the second and third grade classes of Stewart School. More...

Congratulations

Congratulations to Samantha Sweeney , a member of the Garden City High School graduating class of 2009. Samantha, who lives in Garden City, has distinguished herself in a variety of venues. More...

Sports

Garden City Basketball - Hoops Info! Applications are on our website

www.gardencitybasketball.org or you may signup online. More...

GCAA Summer Baseball Registration

The deadline for registering for the GCAA Summer Baseball Season is fast approaching! The GCAA's Summer Baseball Season includes both Garden City teams and teams from neighboring towns. More...

GCAA Basketball Is Now Accepting Applications For The 2009-2010 Season

GCAA, an entity that has been running sports in Garden City for over 50 years, is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 basketball season. The application can be downloaded from the GCAA website, www.gc-aa.com. More...